view of serpent column, three-headed serpent or serpentine column in ancient hippodrome near sultanahmet, istanbul, turkey

ancient architecture art background blue byzantine city column constantinople egyptian europe explore exterior greek headed heritage hippodrome historic historical istanbul landmark look monument obelisk old outdoor outside park people pillar plataean serpent serpentine sky square stone sultanahmet sutun symbol theodosius three tourism tourist travel tree turkey view vintage visit walk yilanli